Cammell Laird targets nuclear sector

BIRKENHEAD shipyard Cammell Laird has invested £1.5m and made a senior hire as it targets the nuclear industry.

It is positioning itself as one of the main locations for the manufacture of equipment for the next generation of power stations, and the decommissioning programme.

The current spend on the UK’s £70bn decommissioning programme is around £3bn a year and the new nuclear power plant programme is estimated to be worth £100bn.

The company has appointed nuclear engineer John Eldridge from Sellafield Ltd which operates the nuclear reprocessing plant in West Cumbria, and renovated one of the shipyard’s large workshops. The refurbishment has seen six cranes overhauled and a new roof, floor, electrics and lighting installed.

Chief executive John Syvret said: “John brings a wealth of experience and expertise to our team. His knowledge will help us forge closer links with the nuclear industry enabling us to present innovative solutions to complex engineering challenges.

“We are ideally placed to service the considerable demands and needs of the nuclear industry over the next 30 years. We believe the nuclear sector can ignite job and wealth creation at Cammell Laird for the benefit of Wirral, Merseyside and the wider North West. We are already working with Liverpool and John Moores universities looking at developing the skills that will be needed to grasp the stellar opportunities in this multi-billion pound industry.”

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